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FORT MEADE, Md., June 6 (UPI) -- The FBI is amassing millions of U.S. Verizon customers' phone records for a top-secret Defense Department domestic spying program, a court order indicates.
The program requires Verizon Business Services to give the FBI an "ongoing, daily" download of "all call detail records," including caller and recipient locations, call t...

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SAN FRANCISCO, July 6 (UPI) -- An Asiana Airlines flight from Seoul crashed and burned in San Francisco Saturday. At least two people died and dozens were injured, officials said.
One passenger, Elliott Stone, told CNN he thou...

WASHINGTON, May 15 (UPI) -- U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said Wednesday "House Republicans have truly lost their minds" under a popular definition of insanity. Reid, speaking of House GOP leaders' plan to hold ...

USNEWS

SAN FRANCISCO, July 6 (UPI) -- An Asiana Airlines flight from Seoul crashed and burned in San Francisco Saturday. At least two people died and dozens were injured, officials said.
One passenger, Elliott Stone, told CNN he thought the Boeing 777, carrying 307 passengers and cr...

WORLDNEWS

PRETORIA, South Africa, June 8 (UPI) -- Former South African President Nelson Mandela has been hospitalized for a recurrence of a lung infection, the government said Saturday. Mandela, 94, remains in "serious but stable condition" in a Pretoria hospital, the office of President ...

BUSINESSNEWS

WASHINGTON, June 6 (UPI) -- President Obama Thursday unveiled ConnectED, a plan to link 99 percent of America's students to the Internet via high-speed connections within five years. Obama also called on the Federal Communications Commission to modernize and leverage its existin...

POLITICALNEWS

WASHINGTON, June 9 (UPI) -- A U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee member said Sunday the public needs to be better informed on the scope of government phone and Internet records access. Sen. Mark Udall, D-Colo., said while the National Security Agency's vast monitoring program ha...

ENTERTAINMENTNEWS

Courtney B. Vance arrives in the press room with the award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in 'Lucky Guy' at the 67th Annual Tony Awards held at Radio City Music Hall on June 9, 2013 in New York City. UPI/Monika Graff...

SPORTSNEWS

MADRID, May 12 (UPI) -- Serena Williams protected her world No. 1 ranking and Mutua Madrid Open title with a straight-set win Sunday over Maria Sharapova. Williams, who lost only one set in the tournament, defeated Sharapova 6-1, 6-4. Williams is 13-2 all-time versus Sharapova, ...